Better tokenising of bracket properties
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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- 132
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- 9
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Description
The tokeniser sometimes fails to split off [ ] brackets from identifiers. Example:
form[,i]
In this example, it produces form[ as a separate token. ToDo reimplement bracket splitting in a way that makes this impossible.
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Research direction
Start by locating the tokeniser and reproduce the issue with form[,i]. Review how bracket characters are split from identifiers, then verify that form, [, ,, i, and ] are emitted as separate tokens without the identifier retaining [.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100